Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece
Greece: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 101.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, 1993–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece stood at 101.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece peaked at 105.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 92.1%, in 1998.
That places Greece 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 94.0% | — |
| 1994 | 95.2% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 94.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 92.3% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 92.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 94.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 95.2% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 100.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 105.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 101.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 102.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 101.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.5% | 92.1% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 94.7% | 100.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 97.1% | 105.7% | 9 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4779 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 70,680 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 328,985 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.2441 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Greece was 101.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 105.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.1% in 1998.
- How does Greece rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Greece ranks 68th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.